10/11/2016
++++DEALING WITH DRAWINGS++++
Still on "Corel Draw"
This lesson introduces the basics ways of designing and setting up a drawing in Corel Draw.
The term DRAWING have to do with the objects, text and graphics we have on our page/document.
CREATING A NEW DRAWING:
This have to do with a graphic from the scratch (blank)
Step:
1. From file menu
2. Click on new
OPENING AN EXISTING DRAWING:
This is an act of retrieving a drawing or documents save in any of the disk (storage device).
Steps:
1. Click on file menu, select and click the open command
2. A dialogue box will appear, specify the drive/folder where the file was stored.
3. Select the file name.
4. Finally click at the ok button
IMPORTING FILES TO YOUR DRAWING:
It is all about the bringing-in several types of image and files from a desired program and places it on your default drawing.
Steps:
1. From file menu, click on import
2. A dialogue box will appear, choose a drive from the list box
3. Click at the specified filename; and click on import button
4. Click and drag on your page to display or place the image
CLOSING A DRAWING:
This is a process of terminating an active drawing (graphic-with its contents)
Steps:
1. Click on file menu;
2. Click at close
SAVING A DRAWING:
This is a process of registering a document on any of specified storage device:
Steps:
1. Go to file menu;
2. Click on save as
3. A dialogue box will display, verify the folder/ drive from the list box
4. Enter a filename at the text box, finally click on save button
After saving for the first time, Click on save option from file menu to save the changes made device
PREVIEWING A DRAWING:
It is all about seeing or having a look on how your output will look like
Step:
1. From file menu,
2. Click on print preview.
PRINTING A DRAWING:
This is to have the information you have on the screen (softcopy) on a paper (hard copy)
Step:
1. Click at file menu, select print command.
2. A dialogue box will appear (print setup), specify the following options: Name of the printer, paper size, page orientation, ranges Etc.
3. Finally click on print button.
NB: Your printer must be installed before this command will be activated, and papers present.
INFORMATION ABOUT A DRAWING:
This creates awareness about the contents of your page.
Steps:
1. From file menu,
2. Click at document info. (Info. Meaning information).
SETTING UP A DRAWING:
This have to do with choosing or making selections on how our page will look like to the enhance a good drawing or document.
Steps:
1. Go to layout menu, click on page setup.
2. A dialogue box will appear, select the options such as: paper size, page.
3. Finally click the Ok button.
OTHER OPTIONS FOR INTERACTING WITH YOUR PAGE INCLUDES:
INSERT PAGE: It adds new pages to the current drawing allowing you to create a multi- page document.
DELETE PAGE: It removes page from a multi- page document.
GO TO PAGE: Display the contents of a specified page in a multi- page document.
RENAME PAGE: it helps in rename a default page which will appear on the navigator bar.
SWITCH PAGE ORIENTATION: change the page orientation automatically, (landscape or portrait).
RESIZE PAGE: It helps in change the paper size to one desired.
Steps: The above treated commands can be applied through layout menu and then you specify the option (if it have a dialogue) without s Dialogue, click to Activate automatically.
ADJUSTING THE VIEW OF A DRAWING BY ZOOMING:
There are several ways of magnifying / increasing or reducing the view of the page.
1. Using the zoom tool.
2. Using the view menu.
GRAPH PAPER TOOL:
This tool allows you to draw a grid pattern or table or cell.
Steps:
1. From the tool box, click on the graph paper tool.
2. Your mouse pointer will change to precision select, click and drag on your drawing to appear.
NB: The default setting is four columns and three rows, But you change on your box at the property bar by typing in the number of rows/ columns desired.
SPIRAL TOOL:
This tool lets you to draw or add a spiral shape to your drawing or document.
Steps:
1. Click on the spiral tool from the tool box.
2. Your mouse pointer will change to precision select, Drag on your page to add the shape
NB: You can change the number of the revolution by typing in the desired number in the Spiral Revolution Box at the property bar, then draw to again to appear.
BASIC SHAPE TOOL:
It can be used in adding or creating varieties of shapes such as: Arrows, flowchart, stars, and callout.
Steps:
1. Click on the basic shapes tool from the box.
2. Your mouse pointer will change to precision select, drag on your to add the shape.
We are stopping here for today.
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